Dogmatism of Catholic Clergy and Ex-Clergy: A Study of Ministerial Role Perseverance and Open-Mindedness

Using the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale on a sample of Catholic clergy and ex-clergy, this study finds that both priests in the active ministry and seminarians are significantly more dogmatic than either ex-priests or ex-seminarians. The difference in dogmatism between clergymen who persevere in their cle...

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Main Author: Cryns, Arthur G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1970]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1970, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 239-243
Further subjects:B Dogmatism
B Statistical median
B Clerics
B Priests
B DOCTRINAL theology
B Catholicism
B Social Psychology
B Authoritarianism
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Summary:Using the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale on a sample of Catholic clergy and ex-clergy, this study finds that both priests in the active ministry and seminarians are significantly more dogmatic than either ex-priests or ex-seminarians. The difference in dogmatism between clergymen who persevere in their clerical role and those who leave the ministry is interpreted both in terms of organizational self-selection and of personality differences between the groups.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1384826